[SGI-ToMyFriends-Wagatomo] 6th Jan. 2014 To My Friends and Daily Gosho + 6th-13th Jan. 2014 Words of the Week

Translations of President Ikeda's "To My Friends" and "Words of the Week"
published in the Seikyo Shimbun and more.

Monday, Jan 6th, 2014
-- TO MY FRIENDS --
Our voice is our asset and strength!
The fresh and invigorating greetings we exchange with people
spread hope and build trust in our communities and work places.
Let's shine brilliantly where we are right now!

Monday, Jan 6th, 2014
--- DAILY GOSHO ---
"Many hear about and accept this sutra, but when great obstacles
arise, just as they were told would happen, few remember it and bear
it firmly in mind. To accept is easy; to continue is difficult. But
Buddhahood lies in continuing faith."

(On Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins - The Writings of
Nichiren Daishonin, Vol.1, page 444)
Selection source: Kyo no Hosshin, Seikyo Shimbun, January 6th, 2014

Jan 6th, 2014-Jan 13th, 2014
-- WORDS OF THE WEEK --
Our victories for this whole year
are determined by the gongyo and daimoku we do today!
Like the neighing of the white horses*
let's chant strong and focussed daimoku
and set the momentum for our victorious advancement!

* Gosho: "The neighing of the white horses is the sound of our voices
chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo." (King Rinda - The Writings of Nichiren
Daishonin, Vol. 1, page 989)

* The Japanese kanji is available by clicking on Seikyo Shinbun's
web-site address at http://www.seikyoonline.jp/news/index.html

--WAGATOMO NI OKURU--
KOE WA CHIKARA NARI!
SAWAYAKANA AISATSU GA
CHIKI NI SHOKUBA NI
KIBO TO SHINRAI O HIROGERU.
IMA IRU BASHO DE KAGAYAKE!

- KYO NO GOSHO --
"KONO KYO O KIKIUKURU HITO WA OOSHI MAKOTONI KIKIUKURU GOTOKUNI DAINAN
KITAREDOMO OKUJIFUBO NO HITOWA MARE NARUNARI UKURU WA YASUKU TAMOTSU
WA KATASHI SARU AIDA JOBUTSU WA TAMOTSU NI ARI"
(Gosho Zenshu, page 1136)

--KONSHU NO KOTOBA--
ICHINEN NO SHORI WA
KYO NO GONGYO, SHODAI KARA!
HAKUBA NO INANAKU GA GOTOKU
CHIKARA ZUYOI DAIMOKU DE
IKIYOI YOKU KACHI SUSUME!


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